Knight Bachelor is the oldest and lowest-ranking form of knighthood in the British honours system; it is the rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry."Knight Bachelor", Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 April 2020. Women are not knighted; in practice, the equivalent award for a woman is appointment as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (founded in 1917).
In 1901, 30 people were appointed Knights Bachelor.
Knights bachelor appointed in 1901 Source: William A. Shaw, The Knights of England, vol. 2 (London: Sherratt and Hughes, 1906), pp. 408–409. DateNameNotes16 January 1901Arthur Robert Wallace, DLPrincipal Chief Clerk, Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle16 January 1901Edward Matthew HodgsonChairman of the Rathmines Urban District Council9 February 1901Edward Henry BuskChairman of Convocation of the University of London9 February 1901Robert HarveyHigh Sheriff of Cornwall9 February 1901Edward Wollaston KockerRegistrar of the Cinque Ports9 February 1901Alfred Cooper9 February 1901Hiram Stevens Maxim9 February 1901Joseph Sykes RymerLord Mayor of York11 February 1901Hon. Henry John MillerSpeaker of the Legislative Council of the Colony of New Zealand11 February 1901Hugh AdcockConsulting Physician-in-Chief to the Shah of Persia31 October 1901John Quick, LLDAppointed on the occasion of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit.31 October 1901James Graham, MDMember of the Legislative Assembly of the State of New South Wales; Mayor of the City of Sydney. Appointed on the occasion of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit.31 October 1901Hon. Samuel GillottMember of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Victoria; Attorney-General for the State of Victoria; Mayor of the City of Melbourne. Appointed on the occasion of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit.31 October 1901Louis Victor DelafayeChief Judge of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Mauritius. Appointed on the occasion of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit31 October 1901Ebenezer John BuchananSenior Puisne Judge of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Appointed on the occasion of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit31 October 1901Benjamin Wesley GreenacreMember of the Legislative Assembly of the Colony of Natal. Appointed on the occasion of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit31 October 1901Thomas George ShaughnessyPresident of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Appointed on the occasion of the Duke and Duchess of York's visit4 November 1901Arthur Richard JelfJudge of the High Court4 November 1901Joseph WaltonJudge of the High Court7 November 1901John Stanley, KCChief Justice of the High Court of Judicature for the North Western Provinces, India10 December 1901Charles Swinfen EadyOne of the Justices of His Majesty's High Court of Justice10 December 1901George Gough Arbuthnot10 December 1901George Bullough10 December 1901Anderson Critchett, FRCSHonorary Surgeon Oculist to His Majesty10 December 1901George HusseyMayor of Southampton10 December 1901Archibald Campbell LawrieOn retirement as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon10 December 1901James Ernest Spencer, MP10 December 1901Albert de RutzenChief Magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Courts19 December 1901Joseph Ignatius LittleChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland19 December 1901Samuel Brownlow GrayChief Justice of the Bermuda Islands
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